Eriogonum gracile, Wild Buckwheat

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Eriogonum gracile var. gracile; Slender Woolly Buckwheat is almost invisible in the field. - grid24_3

Eriogonum gracile, Slender Woolly Buckwheat is almost invisible in the field.

Eriogonum gracile, Slender Woolly Buckwheat - grid24_3

Eriogonum gracile, Slender Woolly Buckwheat can be confused with Eriogonum roseum, which is not usually reddish.

Description

Annual, wild buckwheat, leaves in a rosette at the base of the plant, flowers tiny, in pom-pom-shaped clusters at the top of the flowering stems. This genus provides larval food plants for various species of butterflies ( Bramble Hairstreak, Blue Copper, Acmon Blue, Square-spotted Blue, Dotted Blue) CA-FP, (exc. wSW), nwMex. Attractive annual, excellent for dry, wild gardens, ecological restoration. Grows in sandy, dry washes, sandy spots. Click here for more about California Buckwheats

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Available at our Escondido store.

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Characteristics

Eriogonum gracile Wild Buckwheat tolerates sand.
Eriogonum gracile Wild Buckwheat is great for a butterfly garden.
Eriogonum gracile Wild Buckwheat's foliage type is stressdeciduous.
Eriogonum gracile Wild Buckwheat's flower color is white.

ph:	5.00 to 8.00
usda:	7 to 10
height[m]:	0.20 to 0.60
width[m]:	0.10 to 0.20
rainfall[cm]:	30.00 to 70.00

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Eriogonum gracile

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